Earth's atmosphere scatters sunlight, making the sky appear blue due to shorter blue light waves. Longer waves, like red and yellow, dominate sunsets as light travels through more atmosphere. This ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...

On Earth, the Sun often appears yellow or even orange and red, particularly at sunrise and sunset. This visual shift occurs ...

Mars and Mercury will appear close to one another in the southwestern sky on Nov. 12. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Look low on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Earth is today at aphelion, the point in its orbit at which ...